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Police say criminal illegal alien injured 4 officers in Nebraska gas station shootout
- Four Omaha police officers were wounded in a Dec. 3, 2025, shootout at a QuikTrip gas station before the suspect was killed.
- The suspect, Juan Melgar-Ayala, 28, a Salvadoran national, was fatally shot by officers at the scene.
- Melgar-Ayala reportedly opened fire at a grocery store earlier, injuring a 61-year-old man.
- Governor Pillen linked the violence to federal border policy, calling for stronger action against illegal criminals.
- The incident involved 15 shell casings found in the parking lot and multiple officer injuries from gunfire and shrapnel.
- Omaha police identified officers injured by gunfire or shrapnel and noted Sgt. Emilio Luna was released from the hospital.
- Pillen criticized federal border policy, emphasizing Nebraska's role in border security.
- The incident followed an earlier shooting at a neighborhood grocery store, escalating to a deadly gas station confrontation.
- Officers recovered the suspect’s handgun and are investigating how it was obtained.
- The suspect was described as a convicted felon in the country illegally from El Salvador.
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